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Risaralda is a department of Colombia. It is located in the western central region of the country and part of the Paisa Region. Its capital is Pereira. It was divided from the department of Caldas in 1966. Risaralda is well known for high quality coffee, and a booming industry for clothes, food, trading of goods, and services.
The territory is mountainous with a variety of climates. Its proximity to harbours like Buenaventura on the Pacific Ocean and to the biggest cities in Colombia – Bogotá, Cali, Medellín –helps to make it the fast growing economic centre it is today.
The city of Pereira stands in the center of the western region of the country, located in a small valley that descends from a part of the western Andes mountain chain. Its strategic location in the coffee producing area makes the city an urban center in Colombia, as does its proximity to Bogotá, Cali and Medellín.
The Pereira city zoo is the largest in Colombia and one of the largest in South America. There is a Natural History Museum inside the zoo.
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